By Mr. Turkington of Falmouth, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3420) of Eric Turkington and others relative to public library construction funding.  Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

 


Eric Turkington

Matthew C. Patrick

William N. Brownsberger

Robert K. Coughlin

Denis E. Guyer

David Paul Linsky

Cleon H. Turner

Jeffrey Davis Perry

Edward M. Augustus, Jr.

Sarah K. Peake

Peter V. Kocot

Patricia D. Jehlen

Todd M. Smola

Paul K. Frost

Stephen L. DiNatale

Michael R. Knapik

Jay R. Kaufman

Stephen M. Brewer

Marian Walsh

Scott P. Brown

Robert J. Nyman

Richard J. Ross

Christine E. Canavan

James B. Eldridge

Susan C. Fargo

Walter F. Timilty

Karyn E. Polito

 

 


 

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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 An Act relative to public library construction funding.

 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:


 

SECTION 1. 

For a program of grants to cities and towns for approved public library projects as authorized by sections 19G to 19I, inclusive, of chapter 78 of the General Laws; provided further, that not more than $500,000 of the amount authorized herein may be expended by the board of library commissioners for the administrative costs directly attributable to the projects funded herein, including the costs of temporary personnel; provided, however, that no permanent personnel shall be compensated from this item; provided further, that said board shall file an annual spending plan with the fiscal affairs division and the house and senate committees on ways and means which details, by subsidiary, all temporary personnel and administrative costs charged to this

Item……………………………………………………………$100,000,000